A: A number of high-profile films are being released this summer movie season.
B: I just went to see Superman and visited the Superman-themed DC pop-up store.
A: F1, Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Fantastic Four: First Steps are also popular.
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B: Adapted from a fantasy novel, South Korean blockbuster Omniscient Reader Viewpoint — starring Lee Min-ho, Paul Ahn and Blackpink member Jisoo — is also highly anticipated.
A: Let’s not forget that the Taiwanese film Gatao – Big Brothers, the newest of the Gatao series, is set to open next month.
A: 今年暑期檔強片真不少！
B: 我最近才剛看了《超人》，還去了超人主題「DC快閃店」。
A: 《F1》、《侏羅紀世界：重生》、《驚奇4超人：第一步》……等巨片也都大受歡迎。
B: 改編自奇幻小說的韓片《全知讀者視角》，由李敏鎬、安孝燮、Blackpink的Jisoo等韓星主演，令人期待。
A: 別忘了國片《角頭》系列的新作《角頭—鬥陣欸》也即將在8月上映囉。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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